You never heard Tony Williams, Bill? Or Elvin at a distance of less than 10 feet (I did ....once !)
My worst loud drummer experience was Bill Evans with Philly Joe Jones and Lee Konitz at the Fairfeld Hall IIRC. Jones was all you could hear for the most part.
Know what you mean! Saw PJJ with Benny Bailey and Roland Kirk at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester. At the end of the first number someone shouted, "You can't hear anything but drums!" Kirk came to to microphone and said, "Cain't hear nothin' but drums? Man, I don't know what you're smokin', but you ain't smoked enough of it!"